To adopt the seasonal look, the eyebrow must be perfectly designed and mastered using expert tools: powder shadows, liners, and especially eyebrow mascaras become unavoidable. Zoom in on the cosmetic news of the week by Ariane Le Febvre.
The keystone of the look, the eyebrow is the star of autumn. Carefully worked, fabricated, sculpted and fixed, it gives birth to complete ranges of products. Eyebrow make-up becomes a category in its own right. Brow mascaras, in particular, are a must in many make-up collections. Transparent or tinted, they fill in the"gaps" in the sparse eyebrows and discipline the rebellious ears, without cardboarding. Enriched with fibres or light pigments, they blend ideally, offering a much more natural and diffuse result than with a pencil. Easy to use, they"enrich" the look, giving it presence and"sitting".
Among the latest novelties, special mention to the By Terry eyebrow mascaras. They come in 4 custom shades, really"right", whatever the color of the eyebrows. With their brush brush and tinted water-gel texture, they catch even the smallest hairs and coat them with a tinted film. Redefined and disciplined, the eyebrows appear more voluminous. If there is too much material on the brush, the excess is wiped off on a tissue, then the eyebrows are gently touched, without pressing, so as not to colour the skin. A single pass is enough (By Terry, Graphics collection, Eye Brow Mascara, Eyebrow correction Gel, 28 €).
Nars and Benefit also offer shades that will adapt to the greatest number (Nars, Brow gel, Eyebrow gel, 22 €, 4 shades; Benefit, Gimme Brow, Eyebrow volumizing gel, 25 €, 2 shades, both at Sephora). Among the mascaras with transparent eyebrows, which"style" and shine : Dior, collection autumn 2013 "Mystic Metallics", DiorShow Brow Styler Gel, eyebrow gel structure and shine, 23,50 €; Bourjois, Drôle de Sourcil, Mascara transparent eyebrow fixator, 10,95 €; Smashbox, Brow Tech Brow Wax, 17 € (Sephora).
Another alternative, the liners with the intransferable formula are the kings of precision, but they harden the look a little. These fast drying markers are real calligraphy tools. They stylize and intensify eyebrows that are too thin, irregular or asymmetrical, redrawing them and restructuring them in a"light ink" way. Their soft and tapered tip guarantees a flexible line (thick or thin) By Terry, Eye Brow Liner, Eyebrow Marker Tatoo Hold, 26 €, 2 shades.
More expert, eyebrow powders require more time and skill, but when you master them, they offer the most perfect result. Urban Decay offers a"Box eyebrow" that contains two shades of powder, a fixing wax, a metal mini tweezers and two beveled brushes (Brow Box, Makeup Kit for eyebrows, 32 €). Same"eyebrow kit" at Smashbox with two powder shadows and a wax (Brow Tech Trio, 21 €, 5 shades, Sephora). Shiseido, as for her, declines her powders with eyebrows in two tones of brown (Compact Creator Eyebrows, 30 €).
Ariane Le Febvre
